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TOPSHOT - An Iraqi fighter of the Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq (The League of the Righteous) stands guard outside the militia's headquarters on May 18, 2015 in the Iraqi mainly Shiite southern city of Basra, as Shiite militias converged on Ramadi in a bid to recapture it from jihadists who dealt the Iraqi government a stinging blow by overrunning the city in a deadly three-day blitz. "When it comes to readiness, we have more than 3,000 fighters waiting for a signal from the secretary general (of Asaib) Sheikh Qais al-Khazali," spokesman Jawad al-Talabawi said. AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI (Photo by HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI / AFP) (Photo by HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP via Getty Images)